Linguistic synchrony August 8, 2018 @ 5:33 am · Filed by Mark Liberman under Psychology of language « previous post | Bruce Doré and Robert Morris, "Linguistic Synchrony Predicts the Immediate and Lasting Impact of Text-Based Emotional Support", Psychological Science 2018: Emotional support is critical to well-being, but the factors that determine whether support attempts succeed or fail are incompletely understood. Using data from more than 1 million support interactions enacted within an online environment, we showed that emotional-support... [Read More]

Hurricanes linebacker Zach McCloud is getting some time at Miami's new "striker" position during camp and said Wednesday he is feeling healthier and more like his old self after injuring his wrist late last season. [Read More]

A man who said he wanted to end his ailing wife's suffering shot her to death in her bed at Westchester Medical Center on Wednesday and then killed himself, police said. Richard DeLucia, 71, left a note at the couple's condo indicating he was distraught about how his wife, Ann, 70, was suffering and wanted to put a stop to her ordeal, Westchester County police spokesman Kieran O'Leary said. Then the husband went to his wife's room at Westchester Medical Center with a licensed . [Read More]

The Hudson Valley Jazz Festival begins Thursday and continues through Sunday, with more than a dozen concerts around the region. Opening night features a 7 p.m. show at Village Green, Warwick, with The NY Swing Exchange, plus two other shows at other locations. The Judi Silvano Group (above) plays at 7 p.m. Friday at Orange County Hops, 771 Rt. 52, Walden. See the complete lineup at hudsonvalleyjazzfest.org or call the festival hotline: 917-903-4380. Saturday's the day for Ellenville's annual... [Read More]